By Kimberly Wolford Political interest groups will play a larger role on campus this year as the ACU chapters of the College Democrats and Young Republicans combine to form a new group, the ACU Political Alliance. "We decided in the spring that it would be better for the ACU community to work together as one group," said Jared Perkins, sophomore ... [Read More…]
Rocketboys to release ‘Ghosts’
By Paul Knettel Everyone loves a free concert, especially when it features one of the most well-known and successful bands to come out of ACU in the past few years. The Rocketboys - formerly known as Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys - will be playing a free concert during Summit next week. The Rocketboys are made up of five ACU alums - Daniel ... [Read More…]
‘Extension’ exes launch new band
By Paul Knettel The driving blues-rock sound of Crossroads reverberated throughout a house on Campus Court on Monday in a nearly perfect rendition of Cream's powerhouse original. The band, a group of ACU students, is new to the Abilene scene - really new. The group started practicing together just last week. The as-yet unnamed band consists of ... [Read More…]
Studio brings opera to Abilene
By Brooke Braddock The opera event, "Catch a Rising Star," brought a taste of big-city entertainment to Abilene at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday night. The show, featuring young performers from the Houston Grand Opera Studio, was a compilation of well-known opera scenes and a benefit for Young Audiences of Abilene. "The concert was geared to ... [Read More…]
Words in Windows, Blinded by Bears to perform at Monks
By Rebecca Hamilton Monks Coffee Shop will present its first show of the semester Friday with a performance by local bands, Words in Windows and Blinded by Bears. The Red Airplanes will also make an appearance. Words in Windows and Blinded by Bears have performed at Monks in the past, but this will be The Red Airplanes' first time in Abilene, a ... [Read More…]
New SA president strives for collective success
Charles Gaines spent a crucial evening last spring dining at Oscar's Mexican Restaurant, waiting on a call that had the potential to drastically change his senior year. When the call came, he learned his would be one of several new faces among the Students' Association officers - a group he would lead as its president. "Are you kidding me?" said ... [Read More…]
Tarantino film a ‘pleasant’ surprise
By Tara Elzey One comes to expect many things of a "traditional" Tarantino film. For example, it seems guaranteed there will be many gruesome and eye-covering bash scenes, crisscrossing plot lines, several characters played by the usual actors - Samuel L. Jackson has a nifty voice over - new catch-phrases and a Quentin cameo - which is, ... [Read More…]
Abilene Frontiering
In 2008, it was reported that Abilene had spent several hundred thousand dollars on a branding campaign to market the city as a hot spot in West Texas. Although many popular brands and slogans were suggested, the city went with a company out of Memphis, TN that chose a very unpopular brand for the Key City. Soon, everyone was talking about ... [Read More…]
Readers respond to Obama endorsement
An endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president ran in the Oct. 24, 2008, issue of the Optimist. Because of the sheer number of responses to that editorial, this page is dedicated to publishing Letters to the Editor regarding that endorsement. Endorsement alienates individuals striving to maintain Christian values Our 11-year-old daughter ... [Read More…]
Video: Cross Country National Champion
Nicodemus Naimadu makes a new record earning his fourth national division II title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1-rwFjzZqA Video/editing by Chris Hansen ... [Read More…]